There is an increasing emphasis these days on the importance of gratitude. It’s hard to be angry with someone, hold a grudge, retaliate or be uncivil if you have a spirit of gratitude. Gratitude is a choice to focus on what you have been given, opportunities that have come your way, and people who have […]

In this course and in the Master’s in Psychology program, you have been introduced to the power of positive psychology research in many aspects of life. One of the most impactful positive interventions that we’ve discussed—and that you will put into practice in this workshop—is gratitude. Gratitude, however, is not just a modern psychological concept; […]

This is the third course where you have been working to define and shape your Capstone Project. You outlined your project in PSY 561, refined it in PSY 562 and received peer feedback on ways you could still improve it earlier in this course. Now, you need to finalize your plan. This paper will serve […]

In this workshop, you will discuss what it means to be an agent of change, but in this assignment, we’ll look at what Scripture says about transformation and your role in supporting change. When I think about being or becoming an agent of change, I think about what is referred to as the “One Another […]

In Chapter 9 of your textbook, the authors expose you to a common coaching tool called the Wheel of Life. The Wheel of Life is a simple but powerful tool that helps you visualize all the important areas of your life at once. Life coaches and career coaches often use it to give their clients […]

In this workshop, you will learn about keeping first things first so you can be focused, successful, and not distracted by energy drainers. If we review what the Bible has to say about what is most important to God and in life, we’d most likely remind ourselves of what Jesus said in response to this […]

In Workshop Two, Assignment 2.2, you were to write a letter of gratitude to a living person and then personally deliver it to them by means of face-to-face contact, a phone call, or a virtual contact, such as Facetime or Google Hangouts. The goal was to help you experientially see the power of gratitude from […]

In Workshop Three, you conducted your first life coaching session using the questions from your Welcome Packet and the empowering questions you developed reflecting the eight categories. In this assignment, you will do an in-depth analysis of your coaching session using concepts learned earlier in this course. The purpose of this analysis is two-fold: 1) […]

By now you should have a refined idea of what your Capstone Project is about. Now, it’s time to finalize that plan by thinking through all of the accompanying details so that you are ready to implement your plan at the start of the next course, PSY-590. Use the provided worksheet to finalize your plan. […]

By now you should have a refined idea of what your Capstone Project is about. Now, it’s time to finalize that plan by thinking through all of the accompanying details so that you are ready to implement your plan at the start of the next course, PSY-590. Use the provided worksheet to finalize your plan. […]